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Thomerson Addresses OPALCO Candidacy, Rock Island Merger
-- from Chris Thomerson, OPALCO Board Candidate (Incumbent) -- In running to retain my OPALCO Board seat, my goal, apart from getting us reliable high speed internet, emergency and cell phone coverage, is to ensure OPALCO
Congressman Rick Larsen’s Proposals Criticized as “Non-Solutions”
-- from the Citizens of the Ebey Reserve [Whidbey Island] -- Congressman Rick Larsen, who boasts of his role in bringing controversial ‘Growler’ Navy Jets to Washington’s Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, is being criticized
Letter to the Editor: OPALCO Through the Recession
-- by Chris Thomerson -- Overall electric bills, adjusted for inflation, are now almost 15% lower than they were twenty years ago. During this recession, while the Board continued supporting community projects and programs, and
Editorial Update: The Girl Who Was Hit and a Softer Society
-- by Margie Doyle -- Update: Since publishing this editorial, a fund-raising effort has been launched online. Please consider helping Emily Foster out by going to gofundme.com/emilyfoster) By now, most islanders have heard that 17-year-old
Guest Column: What Lies Behind OPALCO’s Rate Increases?
-- by Chom Graecen -- If you find the electricity rate increases, 12% this year and 41% by 2019, alarming (see orcasissues.com/guest-column-opalcos-price-increases), what’s behind the rising rate is worse. Given OPALCO’s broadband busy-ness lately, how
Guest Opinion: Faces of Pain Among Us
-- from Kim Bryan, Director DVSAS -- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Each week this month there will be a guest article featuring information on this disturbing topic; brought to you by Domestic Violence
Guest Column: Earth Day Blighted by Dirty Fuels
-- by Fred Felleman for Crosscut.com -- Some hailed President Barack Obama’s recent veto of the Keystone pipeline authorization legislation as an early Earth Day gift, spelling the project’s death knell. However, his decision was
Guest Column: OPALCO’s Price Increases Are Shocking
-- by Chom Graecen -- Graph created by Chom Graecen, based on the rate structure published by OPALCO Be warned. Some of us, particularly small electricity users, might be in for an electrifying
Open Letter to Rick Hughes Re: Orcas Road Project
-- from Susan Fleischer and John Fleischer -- Re: Orcas Road Project (Nordstrom Lane to McNallie Lane) Dear Rick, This is in regard to the San Juan County Orcas Road proposed realignment that runs along
Letter to the Editor: The Richards Have Made Orcas a Better Place
-- by Lesley Liddle -- Two very dear members of our Orcas community will be leaving us. Lynn and Glenna Richards have decided it is time, and have made the difficult decision to move to
Reflections of The Miracle Worker
An Appreciation of Community Theater –by Cara Russell- “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” -Helen Keller Last night
From Rep. Larsen: Working for a Strong Economic Future
-- by U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen -- Building a strong economic future for the workers and families in our region and across the country requires good-paying jobs and a stable and secure work environment. That
Letter to the Editor: Black Dog Farm Stand Broken Into, Closed
(Editor's note: Since this letter was published, we learned from the owners that the clothing barn and donation box are the two portions of the farm stand that have been closed: owner Ian Harlow states:
David Rovics Comes to Orcas
Saturday March 14, 7 pm at Heartwood House Songs of Struggle, Triumph, Humanity, Hope sung with Heart & Humor with local favorites Sharon Abreu & Mike Hurwicz Saturday, March 14th at 7 p.m. at the
Letter to Editor: Broadband Has Taken Over OPALCO
-- from Steve Hudson -- OPALCO's recent "guest opinion" and bill insert "understanding the rate increase" are specious. Building for broadband Internet service is not like "bringing electricity to the islands in 1937". Being a
